This tutorial will walk you through how to create a seamless texture in Photoshop. I created the tutorial using Photoshop CS2, but it should work almost exactly the same for most versions of Photoshop from 7 and up. (It may work for 6 and under, too, but I’ve never used those so I have no idea.)
Please keep in mind that this tutorial is for TEXTURES…. NOT PATTERNS. A texture is something like granite, dirt, or bark, while a pattern is something like lace, or anything with a design on it. I do plan on creating a tutorial for how to create a seamless pattern somewhere down the line, but the technique used is completely different from that I’ll be giving in this tutorial.
Enjoy, and let me know if you have any questions!
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Great tutorial - already knew most of this but you’ve explained it so well. Now to something much harder - would you please be able to take this tutorial one step further and explain a more complicated seamless tile EG> a floral branch seamless tile. Am I asking too much - I hope not. Anyway - maybe you might consider this. It would be awesome if you could. Love you site - subscribed but knew you spoke of this tutorial so I come on over to see it before getting the email. - LOL just couldn’t wait.
I’m off to print this off now. Many thanks and will be trying it out. Thanks again. Kind regards Carena
I’m planning on doing one of those, yes. I’m still trying to figure out the best all-around way of doing it (although I do it myself, I need to figure out the best way that it would work for any design and is easily explained), but as soon as I do, I plan on making a tutorial out of it. The second part of this one, kind of.
Thanks so much, Carena!
Thank you very much! I am definitely looking forward to that next tutorial also! You always keep me busy, thinking and experimenting. I appreciate your many contributions to my Photoshop knowledge. You have your own folder on my hard disk!
Yay, I have my own folder!!
Awesome tutorial, thank you so much. I really love your work too.
Thanks so much